Empathy, Astrology, and Kinship with Candice Carty-Williams

Explicit content warning

10/11/22 • 17 min

Ashley interviewed Candice Carty-Williams about her novel, “People Person”. Ashley asked about creating kinship within long-lost family, using social media for validation, and Candice’s thoughts on romantic relationships. Ashley and Candice also share their big 3 in astrology.

Book content warning: death, mention of blood, revenge porn

Book Mentioned: People Person

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This episode was edited by Angel Akurienne and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people.

Original music by @iam.onyxrose

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Book content warning: death, mention of blood, revenge porn

Book Mentioned: People Person

Support our host and guest:

Follow Candice Carty-Williams: Instagram, Twitter, Organization

Follow Ashley: Twitter // Website

Check out our sponsor at the NWSA Annual Conference!

Beyond the Box: Our weekly round-up of blog and podcast content delivered directly to your inbox every Friday

Check out our online community here!

This episode was edited by Angel Akurienne and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people.

Original music by @iam.onyxrose

Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.

Previous Episode

I’m Glad My Mom Died: A discussion of Jennette McCurdy’s memoir

Ashley, Rah, Mariquita, and Alana Amore discuss the memoir, I’M GLAD MY MOM DIED by Jennette McCurdy. The conversation gets into thoughts about how Jennette wrote her experiences including her relationship with her siblings, going to therapy, and healing after her abusive relationship with her mother.

There are spoilers in this conversation. There are also conversations about the book content warnings.

Book content warning: eating disorder (anorexia and bulimia), child abuse, emotional abuse, alcoholism

Get a copy of I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

Additional memoir recommendations:

Finding Me by Viola Davis

Mean Baby by Selma Blair

Open Book by Jessica Simpson

Miss Me With That by Rachel Lindsay

March: Book One by John Lewis

Support our contributors:

Follow Alana Amore: Instagram

Follow Mariquita: Instagram

Follow Ashley: Twitter // Website

Follow Rah: Instagram // Twitter // TikTok

Check out our sponsor at the NWSA Annual Conference!

Beyond the Box: Our weekly round-up of blog and podcast content delivered directly to your inbox every Friday

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This episode was edited by Rah Hernandez and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people.

Original music by @iam.onyxrose

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Are You Okay? A conversation with the author of BAD VIBES ONLY, Nora McInerny

Nora McInerny has built a career shining a light on people’s deepest pains through her writing and her podcast Terrible, Thanks for Asking. Her latest book Bad Vibes Only (and Other Things I Bring to the Table) is a collection of essays that will make you laugh, cry, and think... but mostly laugh. Listen in on Renee’s conversation with Nora as they discuss the joy of mediocrity, raising kids in an online world, and embracing the ordinary mess of everyday living.

Books and podcasts mentioned:

Bad Vibes Only (and Other Things I Bring to the Table) by Nora McInerny

Terrible, Thanks for Asking (Nora’s podcast)

Support our host and guest:

Nora: Website // Instagram

Follow Renee: Instagram // Twitter

Check out our sponsor at the NWSA Annual Conference!

Beyond the Box: Our weekly round-up of blog and podcast content delivered directly to your inbox every Friday

Check out our online community here!

This episode was edited by Rah Hernandez and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people.

Original music by @iam.onyxrose

Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.